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Fearing a conspiracy to unseat him, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has called an emergency Cabinet meeting on Thursday evening.

Sources told Headlines Today that Yeddyurappa, who faces charge of nepotism while allotting land to his sons, has turned to BJP president Nitin Gadkari for help. Sensing yet another rebellion in the BJP, the chief minister has complained to Gadkari that there were forces working against him within the party.

Yeddyurappa fears that there are many state and central BJP leaders who have been trying to destabilise his government in Karnataka. Without taking any names, he has said that senior leaders within the party were inciting rebellion among party ranks for a change in leadership.

This comes even as the BJP central leadership has assured the chief minister that there would be no change in the leadership in the state. The Opposition in Karnataka has called for Yeddyurappa's resignation after allegations that he got land de-notified to favour his family members.

Yeddyurappa had recently survived two successive floor tests in Karnataka Assembly following a rebellion by some MLAs of the BJP as well as some Independents supporting his government.

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